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In many cultures, traditional families, that is, married
couples with children, {{U}} (1) {{/U}}. Until a decade ago, that was
also the case in the United States. But the U.S. Bureau of Census reports people
in more than {{U}} (2) {{/U}} now live in some other
arrangements.
For the first time in history, the number of
Americans living alone has {{U}} (3) {{/U}} of historically dominant
households—married couples with children.
In 1960, 45% of
American households {{U}} (4) {{/U}} with children. Today it is less than
25%. In the past 10 years, the number of {{U}} (5) {{/U}} has grown
faster than the number of family households.
But the
{{U}} (6) {{/U}} that the American {{U}} (7) {{/U}}. Although the
rate of married-with-children household is still declining, it is declining
{{U}} (8) {{/U}} than during the 1960s and 1970s, and married couples
with or without children still {{U}} (9) {{/U}} all American
households.